The New Hampshire Senate on Thursday passed a bill to repeal the state’s death penalty, putting the measure on track to become law. The 17-6 Senate vote follows a 279-88 House vote for repeal last month. New Hampshire law designates lethal injection as the primary means of execution, with death by hanging as a backup if the drugs for the former are not available. The ACLU’s New Hampshire chapter applauded the Senate vote. “As we have said time and again, the death penalty is not a partisan issue.

Source: Huffington Post April 11, 2019 17:26 UTC